Brigid Ashwood's Bee

Brigid Ashwood's sheet 4 plate 105 

Brigid Ashwood´s Steamy Butterfly

Brigid Ashwood's sheet 4 plate 105

Embossed Steampunk Bee

Hi everyone! I took the month of May off and am now trying to get back into the swing of things.
So today, I thought I'd share another card created with Brigid Ashwood's Steampunk Bee from Plate #105:

I stamped the bee onto beige card stock (Neenah Millstone Super Smooth 80lb), colored her with Copics and used a yellow Pitt Artist pen to outline the bee. I used a sponge and soft yello Pan Pastels pigment chalk to cover the background. To seal the chalk, I followed Katarina's example and embossed the whole image panel. I wasn't sure how it would work out, but it actually gives the impression of leather which works well with the brown embossed card stock. (The picture really doesn't show it too well)

When I think "Steampunk", I think metal. Well actually I was thinking washers, nuts and other miscellaneous metal objects that are on my husbands workbench but settled for using regular eyelets. The sentiment is from Plate #98. I like the straight, bold lines of the font which is perfect for this card since it is intended for a male friend.

Thanks for stopping by, I'm off to check out all the latest new releases at Sweet Pea Stamps!

Steampunk Bee Elegance

I had so much fun playing with Brigid Ashwood's Steampunk Bee from Plate #105, that I have a couple more to share with you.

For my first card I used Copic markers and went for a monochromatic look on the bee using only grays:

I decided to color the background all yellow because it added a nice contrast to the gray bee. It just happened to pick up the yellow in the paper.

The papers are from Black Tie 6x6 paper pad from Making Memories. I thought it needed something so I went with a black branches/leaves die cut.

It's a rather simple card without a lot of bling or embellishments but I really love how it came out.

My next card also features Brigid Ashwood's Steampunk Bee but colored with watercolors. I wanted to show how these stamps work wonderfully with any coloring medium.

Oops, just noticed that I didn't blend something...... well, it wouldn't be me if there wasn't any goof-ups, right?

So, whatcha waiting for? Head over to Sweet Pea Stamps and get these wonderful, art inspiring stamps and join in the fun!

Steampunk Bee

Hi Everyone,

It took me a while but I finally had the "opportunity"
(ahem, meaning I didn't clean the house but sat and colored)
to color this gorgeous steampunk bee from Brigid Ashwood's Sheet 4, Plate #105:

Instead of using Copics as my coloring medium, I used Distress Ink Reinkers and a waterbrush. The image is stamped onto 130lb watercolor paper with Staz On ink. I squirted several drops of the Distress Inks onto a disposable plate and just started to have fun. The great thing about watercoloring is that it gives your project a total different look.

And with this method of coloring I don't have to worry too much about messing up, like coloring outside the lines. Although I will admit, it took me a couple of tries to get the 'feel' of watercoloring. I really like how it came out and with any of the beautiful stamps available at Sweet Pea Stamps, it's so much fun to experiment with colors and mediums.
Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check out the sales at Sweet Pea Stamps.

Brigid Ashwoods Steambutterfly

 this is the Steambutterfly from Brigid Ashwoods newest images. Both have been colored with copics and then a bit of something shimmery was painted on top...I honestly don't know what I used. Have a great weekend!

Brigid Ashwood's Steampunk Bee and Firefly

I'm back today with another image from Brigid Ashwood. This one is her Bee image from her Steampunk artwork. Believe it or not NO COPICS!!!! I colored the whole image with Twinkling H2O's. This set is on pre-order now, sheet #4 /Plate#105.



After I painted the whole image, I masked the bee and sprayed a small amount of Glimmer Mist over the background. I added alot of pics to show you all the glimmer from the Twinkling H2O's.

Here is a simple card using the same image I showed you earlier this week Brigid Ashwood's Firefly. I stamped it on some kraft paper and used Distressing inks around the image and used a white gel pen to add some highlights. I wanted to show you that even though this image has alot of detail you can still not color it and the artwork is still just as beautiful.

I added some art tape, safety pins and that was about it.

This image is on sheet #3/ Plate #104 and both can be found HERE.

Thanks for stopping in today.